Web quest Spanish Speaking Countries SRMS Intro Spanish 2007

Introduction Your school's foreign language department has been offered a grant to send you and your classmates to the Spanish speaking country of your choice for a semester. After meeting with the representatives from all Spanish speaking countries of the world you choose a country. Your school's foreign language department has been offered a grant to send you and your classmates to the Spanish speaking country of your choice for a semester. After meeting with the representatives from all Spanish speaking countries of the world you choose a country.

Task You will be responsible for sharing information about your country when you return. Your teacher wants you to create a presentation to present to parents and classmates on your country, since you are now the expert. You will be responsible for sharing information about your country when you return. Your teacher wants you to create a presentation to present to parents and classmates on your country, since you are now the expert. You must now create a Power Point presentation about your country. You must now create a Power Point presentation about your country. Your presentation should include but is not limited to the following elements: 1. Name of Country / Flag and Capital city 2. Geography and Natural resources 3. Government and Money 4. Tourism 5. History 6. Culture and Food. Your presentation should include but is not limited to the following elements: 1. Name of Country / Flag and Capital city 2. Geography and Natural resources 3. Government and Money 4. Tourism 5. History 6. Culture and Food. Also include your opinion on the country and what you enjoyed the most about your Also include your opinion on the country and what you enjoyed the most about your

Process Choose a country Choose a country Research your country Research your country Create a power point presentation about your country. Create a power point presentation about your country.

Elements Power Point Presentation Should have: Power Point Presentation Should have: 7 slides7 slides 1. Name of country, capital city and flag 2. Geography / Natural resources 3. Government / Currency 4. History 5. Tourisim 6. Food / Culture 7. Your opinion about country

Elements Add a design background to presentation Add a design background to presentation Add images Add images Clip artClip art Google search imagesGoogle search images Transitions Transitions

Resources For country info For country info Google Google Google search your country to find tourisim websiteGoogle search your country to find tourisim website Google Images to find pictures of your countryGoogle Images to find pictures of your country Travel Guides Travel Guides

Example The capital of Spain is Madrid The capital of Spain is Madrid

Geography Spain is a country in southern Europe. Spain is a country in southern Europe. It is a peninsula but borders France and Portugal. It is a peninsula but borders France and Portugal. There are 4 main rivers. Tajo, the Ebro, the Duero, the Guadiana and the Guadalquivir. There are 4 main rivers. Tajo, the Ebro, the Duero, the Guadiana and the Guadalquivir.TajoEbroDueroGuadiana GuadalquivirTajoEbroDueroGuadiana Guadalquivir Mountain ranges called the Pyrenees in the north east of Spain. Mountain ranges called the Pyrenees in the north east of Spain.

Evaluation WEBQUEST – Spanish Speaking Countries Rubric25 points total 7 Slides Slides with text, transitions, and images. 5 All slides 4 Most Slides 3 Some Slides 2 Few Slides 1 Did not do assignmnet Cover All Topics 1. Name of Country / Flag and Capital city 2. Geography and Natural resources 3. Government and Money 4. Tourism 5. History 6. Culture and Food. 7. Opinion 10-9 All elements 8-7 Most elements 6-5 Some elements 4-3 Few elements 2-0 No elements On Task Making good use of time on project. 5 Always on task 4 Mostly on task 3 Sometimes on task 2 Little time on task 1 Not on task Partner Participation Working well with partner, sharing work. 5 Excellent Participation 4 Good Participation 3 Average Participation 2 Below Average Participation 1 Poor Participation